The Devils (1971)
The Devils (1971)

Plot.
Where to Watch.

Currently The Devils is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: BFI Player
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.

Vanessa Redgrave
Sister Jeanne des Anges

Oliver Reed
Father Urbain Grandier

Dudley Sutton
Baron de Laubardemont

Max Adrian
Ibert

Gemma Jones
Madeleine de Brou

Murray Melvin
Father-Canon Jean Mignon

Michael Gothard
Father Pierre Barre

Georgina Hale
Philippe Trincant

Brian Murphy
Adam

Christopher Logue
Cardinal Richelieu

Graham Armitage
King Louis XIII

John Woodvine
Louis Trincant

Andrew Faulds
Rangier

Kenneth Colley
Legrand

Judith Paris
Sister Agnes (miscredited as Sister Judith)

Catherine Willmer
Sister Catherine

Izabella Telezynska
Sister Iza

Niké Arrighi
Nun (uncredited)

Pat Ashton
Gossiping Woman (uncredited)

Peter Avella
Citizen (uncredited)

Imogen Claire
Nun (uncredited)

Barbie Denham
Vestal Virgin (uncredited)

Hugh Elton
Courtier (uncredited)

Harry Fielder
Soldier / Blackbird (uncredited) / Stunts

Selina Gilbert
Nun (uncredited)

Cheryl Grunwald
Vestal Virgin (uncredited)

Charles Price
Soldier (uncredited)

Charles Rayford
Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Sharp
Spectator (uncredited)

Tina Simmons
Nun (uncredited)

Doremy Vernon
Nun (uncredited)

Twiggy
Pageboy (uncredited)

Donald Campbell
Spectator (uncredited)

Justin de Villeneuve
Courtier (uncredited)

Fred Peck
Spectator (uncredited)

Tony Allen
Spectator / Clerk of Court (uncredited)

Ken Russell
Director / Screenplay / Producer

Ian Whittaker
Set Dresser

Harry Benn
Production Controller

Alan Tomkins
Assistant Art Director

Tiny Nicholls
Wardrobe Supervisor

Leslie Dilley
Assistant Art Director

Terry Apsey
Construction Manager

Ramon Gow
Hair Supervisor / Hairstylist

Tony Strong
Scenic Artist

Bryn Siddall
Property Buyer

Aldous Huxley
Novel

Robert H. Solo
Producer

Michael Bradsell
Editor

Derek Jarman
Production Design

Roy Baird
Associate Producer

David Watkin
Director of Photography

Peter Maxwell Davies
Original Music Composer / Conductor

David Munrow
Music Arranger / Music Director

Ann Skinner
Continuity

George Ball
Property Master

Ronnie Taylor
Camera Operator

John Whiting
Theatre Play

Shirley Russell
Costume Design

Robert Cartwright
Art Direction

Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Mixer

John Hayward
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Charles E. Parker
Makeup Artist

Robin Browne
Second Unit Director of Photography

Geoff Freeman
Unit Publicist

Brian Simmons
Sound Mixer

Peter Brayham
Stunts

John Swan
Electrician

Tim Wake
Carpenter

John Richardson
Special Effects

Terry Rawlings
Sound Editor

Colin Arthur
Assistant Makeup Artist
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Details.
Release DateJuly 16, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingR
Budget$2,000,000
Box Office$11,000,000
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Devils is a 1971 historical psychological horror-drama film written, produced and directed by Ken Russell, and starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed. A dramatised historical account of the fall of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Roman Catholic priest accused of witchcraft after the possessions in Loudun, France, the plot also focuses on Sister Jeanne des Anges, a sexually repressed nun who incites the accusations.
A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, The Devils is in part adapted from the 1952 non-fiction book The Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley, as well as John Whiting's subsequent 1960 play The Devils. United Artists initially pitched the idea to Russell but bowed out after reading his finished screenplay, as they felt it was too controversial in nature. Warner Bros. agreed to produce and distribute, and filming largely took place at Pinewood Studios in late 1970.
The film's graphic portrayal of violent and sexual content, often combined with religion, ignited harsh reaction from censors, and it originally received an X rating in both the United Kingdom and the United States. It was banned in several countries, and heavily edited for exhibition in others. Although critics largely dismissed the film for its explicit content, it won awards for Best Director at the 33rd Venice International Film Festival, as well as from the U.S. National Board of Review. Although a restoration of Russell's director's cut of The Devils was given its first theatrical release in the UK in 2002, this version has not been made officially available on home media, and releases of edited versions of the film on DVD and streaming services remain scant.
Film scholarship primarily focuses on themes of sexual repression and political corruption. The Devils has been recognized as one of the most controversial films of all time by numerous publications and critics, and remained banned in Finland until 2001.
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